Cannes Backgammon Festival
To Debut CashPlay™ Format

by Michael Strato - April 6, 2010

ERIC GUEDJ

DIRECTOR

This July in Cannes, players at the 7th Riviera Cup Backgammon tournament will experience a new and innovative format of competition called CashPlay™, a system inspired by Poker that is played in money game sessions using points or chips, re-buys and increasing stakes per level:

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